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* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', RobotBuddy K-9 is introduced in "The Invisible Enemy", then promptly breaks down for the duration of "The Image of the Fendahl", whose script was written before K-9 was added to the cast.

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* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', RobotBuddy K-9 K9 is introduced in "The Invisible Enemy", then promptly breaks down for the duration of "The Image of the Fendahl", whose the script of which was written before K-9 K9 was added to the cast.

* In the first episode of the reworked ''JusticeLeagueUnlimited,'' Green Arrow and Black Canary. Particularly, much is made of the League's interest in recruiting Green Arrow and how important he is, only to have him not show up again for thirteen episodes.

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* In the first episode of the reworked ''JusticeLeagueUnlimited,'' ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'', Green Arrow and Black Canary. Particularly, much is made of the League's interest in recruiting Green Arrow and how important he is, only to have him not show up again for thirteen episodes.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}, being filled with tons of new characters every series, will often shift focus onto the new characters for a long while, ignoring the previously-created ones, and then the cycle continues when a new series is added.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}, ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}'', being filled with tons of new characters every series, will often shift focus onto the new characters for a long while, ignoring the previously-created ones, and then the cycle continues when a new series is added.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}, being filled with tons of new characters every series, will often shift focus onto the new characters for a long while, ignoring the previously-created ones, and then the cycle continues when a new series is added.

* A skillful usage of this technique is in ''LoveHina'', where Motoko (along with her "groupies") is introduced in the first minutes of the first episode, but she immediately leaves on a training excursion, thus freeing up screen time for introductions of the other characters before she gets her turn to take center stage in the third episode. Shinobu is also seen in the first episode, but not really introduced until the second.

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* A skillful usage of this technique is in ''LoveHina'', ''Manga/LoveHina'', where Motoko (along with her "groupies") is introduced in the first minutes of the first episode, but she immediately leaves on a training excursion, thus freeing up screen time for introductions of the other characters before she gets her turn to take center stage in the third episode. Shinobu is also seen in the first episode, but not really introduced until the second.

[[folder: Video Games]]* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' has this to a large degree thanks in part to LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, as well as TheRashomon endings to most games, where characters like Ruukoto, whose mere presence would [[CuttingOffTheBranches deny the canon status of all the other endings]]. Stage 5 characters are almost guaranteed to become {{Recurring Character}}s, but any EX-boss not named "Yakumo" will probably never be heard from again in canon, aside from a page referring to them in side works like ''Perfect Memento In Strict Sense''.[[/folder]]

* In the first episode of the reworked JusticeLeagueUnlimited, Green Arrow and Black Canary. Particularly, much is made of the League's interest in recruiting Green Arrow and how important he is, only to have him not show up again for thirteen episodes.

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* In the first episode of the reworked JusticeLeagueUnlimited, ''JusticeLeagueUnlimited,'' Green Arrow and Black Canary. Particularly, much is made of the League's interest in recruiting Green Arrow and how important he is, only to have him not show up again for thirteen episodes.

* GIJoe had a habit of doing this, with its [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters ridiculously large number of characters]] and all.* {{Transformers}} suffered from the same thing, some characters only appeared for one episode!

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* GIJoe ''GIJoe'' had a habit of doing this, with its [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters ridiculously large number of characters]] and all.* {{Transformers}} ''{{Transformers}}'' suffered from the same thing, some characters only appeared for one episode!

* In episode 4 of ''LightNovel/UnlimitedFafnir'', Honoka is introduced as a NewTransferStudent in episode 4 alongside Tear. But she is quickly forgotten as the latter takes prominence in that episode. She does however interact with Yuu in the next episode after he sees her in the nurse's office.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Adam is introduced in the Black trailer but didn't appear again until the end of Volume 2, despite the heavy use of White Fang faunus. Similarly, Junior and the Malachite twins are introduced in the Yellow trailer but don't appear until Volume 2, despite their club being associated with Roman Torchwick from the outset.

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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Adam is introduced in the Black trailer but didn't doesn't appear again until the end of Volume 2, despite the heavy use of White Fang faunus. Similarly, Junior and the Malachite twins are introduced in the Yellow trailer but don't appear until Volume 2, despite their club being associated with Roman Torchwick from the outset.

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